MATLAB Apps with ROS

Sebastian Castro and Cameron Stabile discuss how MATLAB^® and Robotics System Toolbox™ can help you develop interactive apps that communicate with robots and simulators running the Robot Operating System (ROS).

First, Sebastian and Cameron manually control a ROS enabled robot, set parameters, and visualize sensor data in a MATLAB app built with App Designer. Then, they integrate a ROS enabled Simulink^® model that performs autonomous waypoint navigation and obstacle avoidance. This model can be run in MATLAB along with the app, or deployed as a standalone ROS node using automatic C/C++ code generation.

For more information, check out the following resources:

• Download the app from the MATLAB Central File Exchange
• Learn more about App Designer
• Learn more about MATLAB, Simulink, and ROS